February 1997 Fighting in Southern Germany

[Tegyrius]

Originally Posted by Olefin

And you are right about the mix of forces - and you could add Hungarians as well plus possible Czech and Italian forces that refuse to fight against NATO. There are free Polish troops but no free Czech troops? You could easily see troops from the western part of the country joining up with NATO.

I suspect that the original material's lack of Czech forces fighting for NATO was based on the West's 1980s-era view of Czechoslovakia as a tightly-controlled Soviet puppet state. After 1968, the boots came down pretty heavily.

I lean toward your interpretation, though. I think you'd have enough "western Czechoslovakian" citizens in 1997 who either remembered Prague Spring personally or were raised on stories of it. They wouldn't identify as Czechoslovakian, though - probably Czech or Bohemian, with a tiny minority of ethnic Germans.

Originally Posted by Raellus

I wholeheartedly agree. Southern Germany/Austria/Czechoslovakia border region is a very fertile and largely unexplored (in terms of the official modules) campaign area. There is a little source material out there, though- Chico's amazing Czech vehicle guide for one.

For 2013's three loyal fans, I did a little something along those lines too.

- C.